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Students read short explanatory passages on force, motion, and friction, then complete tables classifying examples (push/pull, in motion/not in motion, high/low friction), solve force- and motion-related word math problems (addition/subtraction of forces, distance/time/speed), write an acrostic poem about motion, and…
Teach physical science concepts (matter, properties of matter, elasticity, motion, and Newton's First Law) through hands-on experiments, framed around Newton's laws.
Label 3 cups with different liquids (dark soda, dark fruit juice, orange juice), place a raw egg in each, store for 24 hours, observe and record what happened to each egg, and answer reflection questions about what sugar drinks do to teeth and why eggs are a similar test material.
Read short explanatory text, answer fill-in-the-blank and short-answer questions, label diagrams, and carry out simple hands-on experiments/activities using everyday materials; complete a review page with a word puzzle.
Complete hands-on experiments and activities across 13 lab chapters (The World of Insects, What Is an Insect?, A Close Look at Insects, Butterflies & Moths, Grasshoppers, Crickets, Insect Wonders, Beetles, Ants, Insect Fun, Bees, Flies, How Insects Survive), guided by discussion questions and characters 'C.D.'…
Teach the concept of induced magnetism and magnetic poles through a hands-on paper clip chain experiment.
Copy/complete teacher notes; solve a wordsearch and crossword with short-answer questions; conduct hands-on experiments (peel and draw a seed, sprout beans between wet paper towels, plant seeds in soil pots) and record observations/predictions on charts; answer discovery-worksheet questions using a…
Students make predictions about how apple slices will change when left on a plate, wrapped in a wet paper towel in a bag, placed unwrapped in a bag, or submerged in water; they then observe, draw, and record what actually happens on a recording sheet and journal pages, explaining in writing why each piece reacted the…
Read short explanatory text, answer fill-in-the-blank and short-answer questions, label diagrams, and carry out simple hands-on experiments/activities using everyday materials; complete a review page with a word puzzle.
Build a rectangle of copper tape per an illustration, attach LED pins across a gap without them touching, place a battery to complete the circuit, and glue a cut-out light bulb shape over the lit LED.
Students build simple setups from household/classroom materials, make predictions, carry out the demonstration or mini-experiment, and record answers to explain the observed science phenomenon; some puzzlers can be extended into projects or reports.
Read short explanatory text, answer fill-in-the-blank and short-answer questions, label diagrams, and carry out simple hands-on experiments/activities using everyday materials; complete a review page with a word puzzle.
Teach students about capillary action and its role in the water cycle through notes, a hands-on experiment, and a slideshow presentation.
Read short explanatory text, answer fill-in-the-blank and short-answer questions, label diagrams, and carry out simple hands-on experiments/activities using everyday materials; complete a review page with a word puzzle.
Read short explanatory text, answer fill-in-the-blank and short-answer questions, label diagrams, and carry out simple hands-on experiments/activities using everyday materials; complete a review page with a word puzzle.
Draw/write what they already know and wonder about plants; observe, plant, and track growth of seeds over multiple dated journal entries; run a simple experiment on what seeds need to grow; label the parts of a seed and a flower; complete cut-and-paste life cycle activities and color a life cycle diagram.
Read biographical chapters on each scientist, answer embedded observation/logic questions, and complete hands-on experiments and activities matched to each scientist (e.g., gravity-drop experiment for Galileo, paper airplane flight for the Wright Brothers, coin observation and drawing for Aristotle).
Read short explanatory text, answer fill-in-the-blank and short-answer questions, label diagrams, and carry out simple hands-on experiments/activities using everyday materials; complete a review page with a word puzzle.
Read each brief experiment scenario/data set (e.g. sunlight and plant growth, paper towel absorption, ice melting, heart rate and exercise, friction, soil and plant growth, density and floating, repeated trials), then write a Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning response for each, and design an experiment for the open-ended…
Read short explanatory text, answer fill-in-the-blank and short-answer questions, label diagrams, and carry out simple hands-on experiments/activities using everyday materials; complete a review page with a word puzzle.
Read short explanatory text, answer fill-in-the-blank and short-answer questions, label diagrams, and carry out simple hands-on experiments/activities using everyday materials; complete a review page with a word puzzle.
Visit and explore a real garden using a scavenger hunt and flower-sketch printable; roll dice to build a garden on a printable board; identify garden styles via a picture scavenger hunt and make a collage; make seed-paper hearts; assemble a flower jigsaw puzzle in a relay; run a seed-growth observation experiment…
Read short explanatory text, answer fill-in-the-blank and short-answer questions, label diagrams, and carry out simple hands-on experiments/activities using everyday materials; complete a review page with a word puzzle.
Read short nonfiction passages (What's the Weather?, What are Clouds?, What is Rain?, What is Wind?, What is Snow?, The Seasons Experiment story) and complete reading-response worksheets: answer comprehension questions, define vocabulary words learned, circle/box/underline key terms in the text, compare paired texts…